The Blockchain Academy is proud to announce its partnership with Yellowtail Software, a Cape Town-based software development company. Yellowtail Software was established in 2006 and forms part of the Dutch Yellowtail Group of companies. Its focus and expertise lies in fintech, blockchain and retail software solutions.

The Blockchain Academy will be working with Yellowtail Software to identify how blockchain technology can be applied to business processes, and how its clients can gain a competitive advantage by embracing the technological revolution and defining the strategies of the future. Blockchain technology is gaining momentum globally as many industries are already using the technology. The challenge for those not on board yet is in understanding how to capitalise on the boundless business promises this technology offers.

Sonya Kuhnel, Managing Director of the Blockchain Academy, says: "Yellowtail Software provides quality, sophisticated software solutions to its clients. We are happy to be collaborating with them to assist our clients in applying blockchain technology into their current systems and to actually build these systems for them. They are on the forefront of developing blockchain solutions in South Africa and they have a great track record of delivering solutions."

Kornelis Miske, Managing Director of Yellowtail Software.

Kornelis Miske, Managing Director of Yellowtail Software, adds: "We are passionate about crafting software solutions for business needs. At the cutting edge today, we find the distributed ledger technology, called blockchain, enabling a paradigm shift and revolutionising how business is conducted, from exchange of assets and value to disintermediating control and establishing trust. This paradigm shift is not easy to understand and apply. We are therefore delighted to be partnering with the Blockchain Academy, which is one of the leading blockchain training providers in South Africa. Together, we will lead business and technical decision-makers through a hands-on discovery journey of what blockchain technology is about and how they should embrace it in their business. From education, to ideation, to practical software solutions."